Motor-vehicle.



PATENTED MAY 12, 1908. R. HUFP.

MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21, 1907.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

PATENTED MAY 12, 1908.

R. HUPF. MOTOR VEHICLE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 21 190'1. I

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

Qw Vmwowo I No. 887,094..

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RUSSELL Burr, OF'DETROIT, IcmoANfAssi'oNon TOPACKARD MOTOR-(JAB. COMPANY, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A CORPORATION or WEST VIRGINIA.

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Specification of ietters Patent.

Patenteaj ms 12, iooe.

' Application filed August 21, 1907. Serial No. 389,561. I e

, I To all whom "it meg concern;

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Be it known that I, RUssELL Herr, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Detroit, Wayne county, Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

'lhis'invention relates to improvements in means for supporting and securing fuel tanks upon motor vehicles, and also to certain features of construction the details of which will be hereinafter pointed out. a

In the accompanying drawing, Figure l is a side elevation'of a portion of the frame and body of a motor vehicle, with the fuel tank in position beneath the'rear seat; Fig. 2 is a section on the line A A of Fig. ,4; Fig. 8 is a side view of one of the tank supports; Fig. 4 is a .section on the lineB B" of Fig. 5, and F ig. 5

is a rear view of the frame, tank and rear Referring tothe drawing a indicates the body of the vehicle and 1) indicates the veincleframe,.wh1ch latter comprises the side channel-be s1 and 2, extendingto the rear .dlcs c and 0, respectively. The supports :ire

referahly ot the 't'orm shown most clearly in *igs. 2 and 3 and each support consists of a metal her having a flattened surface 4 on its lower side; adopted to fitogainst the side bar oftho vehicle frame and having aconcavc upper-surface 5 which forms a seat tor the fuel tankc The upper surfaces of-t-he supdicated at 5"? in Fig. 2,

' dicated in dotted lines, Fig. 2.

" ports are preferably covered with leather, or

other suitable material for deadening sound and preventing wear, this covering being in- The supports are scoured to the side bars by bolts 6, the heads of which are counter-sunk in the sup mrts as in- 'l he tank (I, as shown, is somewhatlonger than the width of thevehiole frame and, in cross section, it is prehimhlycf theiorm shown in Fig. 4, the top, bottom and sides being somewhat convex, the bottom having the some curvature as the upper surface s'of the supports. As shown inf'Fig-F), the end portions of the tank restju'pon the supports, and in order to provide bearing surfaces on the tank and to prethereto b r soldering or otherwise, these strips having downwardly turner? flanges 7 which fit against the inner or sdj s1 cent sides of the supports and thus preveu endwise movement of the tank.

- In order tosecure the tank firmly against its seats on the supports, metal strs-psf end f, preferably covered with leather, are pro vided. The straps are alike in construction. and similarly arranged and secured. Immediately at the rear ofthe vehicle body, upon each side bar, is secured a bracket 8 which carries a cross pin 9, to which one endoi the strap is loosely secured. The strap-extends over the top of the tank, and athreeded bar or bolt 10, secured to its opposite end,-extends through an opening 11 in-the rear end of the tank support.' By inehns of the nuts 12 upon the threaded extensions of the straps the straps may be tightened soasto hold the and these parts are connected by a hinge l5 which is located at the top ol the f rwurd side of the'tank. The purpose of this hinged construction is to enable the tank to be removed and inserted without entirely remote; ing the straps 'or bending them out of shape. As the upright parts 13 oi the straps are urranged between the tank and the body of the vehicle, it will be seen thatil the straps were continuous they would either have to oe bent out of shape or removed, in order to insert the tank, whereas, bymaking each strap in two parts and hinging the parts togctln-u' at the top of the upright portion 13, the port i bottom of the tank and suitably secured the vehicle frame, and upon at standard 17,

secured ccniruily lo the front portion of the sent and to the body of the vehicle. These standards, or brackets, are curved, us shown, so as to clear the front and rear sides of the tank and leave an unobstructed space be neath the tiger sent for the accommodation of the tank. The ln'ackets 16 are secured by bolts 16 to the bar 3 of the frame and they are provided with lips or flanges -16 which rest upon the end her and relieve the bolts of vertical pressure. In the, same way, and for the opposite side of the tank, the ends of the strap being suitably connected to the frame.

2. The combination with a motor vehicle frame, of a fuel tank arranged transversely on the rear end portion thereof, and one or more metal straps for securing said tank, each strap comprising two parts, hinged together, one of said parts extending over the tank and downwardly on'one side thereof, and the other part extending downwardly on the opposite side of the tank, one end of the 'strap being permanentlyconnected to the frame and the other end being detachably connected thereto.

The combination with a motor vehicle frame, of a fuel tank arranged transversely on the rear end portion thereof, and one or more metal straps for securing said tank, each strap comprising two parts, hinged together, one of said parts extending over the tank and downwardly on the rear side thereof, and having its end detaehably connected to the frame, and the other part extending downwardly on the front side of the tank and having its end connected to the frame.

4. The combination with a motor vehicle frame, of a fuel tank supported thereon at the rear of the vehicle body and extending crosswise of the frame and metal straps for securing said tank, each strap comprising a part secured to a side bar of the frame and extending upwardly at the front side of a tank, and a part extending over the tank and downwardly on the rear side thereof, said latter part having a bolt at its end for connection to the frame, the parts of said. strap being cmn'iected by'a hinge joint located at the top of the front side of the ,tank.

5. In a motor vehicle, a pair of saddles or supports arranged upon the side bars of the frame at the rearof the vehicle body, a tank having its ernl q iortions resting upon said saddles, and a pair of metal straps for securing said tank, each strap having one end secured to a side bar of the frame in front of the tank, and having its other end detachably connected to the rear end of one of said saddles.

6. In a motor vehicle, a pair of saddles or supports arranged upon the side bars of the frame at the rear of the vehicle body, a tank having its end portions resting upon said saddles, and a pair of metal straps for securmg said tank, each strap having one end secured to a side bar of the frame in front of the tank, and having its other end detachably connected to the rear end of one of said frame, of saddles or supports arranged upon.

said frame at the rear of the ,vehicle body, an oblong fuel tank arranged transversely of the frameupon saidsupports, means for preventing endwise movement. of the tank, and straps adapted to extend over the end portions of'the tank, and hold the latter against its supports.

The combination with a motor vehicle frame, of saddles or supports arranged upon said frame at the rear of the vehicle body, an oblong fuel tank arranged transversely of the frame upon said supports, said tank having depending flanges connected thereto for engaging the sides of the supports, and one or more straps adapted to extend over the tank and. hold the latter against the supports.

9. The combination with a motor vehicle frame, of saddles or supports arranged upon the rear end of said frame, a fuel tank having metal strips on its lower side adapted to rest on said supports, saidstrips having do )end ing flanges adapted to engage the si es of said supports and prevent movement of the tank transversely of the vehicle, and straps for preventing upward movement'of the tank relatively to its supports. I

10. The combination with a n'lotorvehicle frame, of saddles or supports arranged lengthwise of the frame at its rear end, the upper surfaces of saidsupports being concave, a fuel tank having a convex lower surface, adapted to rest on said supports, and. straps extending over said tank for preventing up ward movement of the tank relatively to its supports.

11. In a motor vehicle an oblong fuel tank arranged transversely ofthe vehicle frame,

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and a seat arrangedover the central portion of the tank, said seat having a forward leg or bracket secured to the vehicle body, and a pair of legs or brackets extending between the rear end of the frame and the rear portion of the seat. 1

12. In a motor vehicle, a seat arranged centrally of the vehicle, at its rear end a fuel tank extending transverselyof the vehicle beneath said seat and at the rear of the vehicle body, andstraps extending over the ends of said tank, at eaelrside of said seat, each strap having a hinge joint near the top of the forward side ofthe tank.

iln testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses. I l

' .ltUSSlClL HUFh. \Vil nesses: i

CLARA I. DALE.

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